The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-12-30
rHE SIOUX REs.RvATICM slLL.

Senator Jones. of Arkansas. intro
duced in the senate a bill to divide the
great Sioux reservation in Dakota and
Nebraska, secure to the Indians the
title in fee simple to lands in. scveralty
toopen q portion to actual settlement.
and to provide for the better education
and civilization of the Sioux Indians.
Fine bill is the one compiled b. ID .igate
Clifford and Hon. John King of Rapid
City, OAK, who are here to push the
bill. Some of its main features are:
Tracts of land are laid out by natural
boundaries as reservations by the bill
for each of the present existing agent
cies, viz; Pine Ridge, Lower Brule-
Rose, Bud, Grow Creek, Standing Rock
and Cheyenne River. AS soon rs these
reservations are surveyed, which is to.
be done Immediately after the passage
Of the bill under the direction of the
secretary of the interior. the lndians
are to select their lands in ~sevcraitv
and hold their lands under the terms
Of the allotment act. The lands not
reserved ar set apart by this act which
are within thelimits Of the great Sioux
reservation are returned to the public
domain and shall be open to home
stead settlement only. The applicant
in order to be entitled to enter 16O acres
of public land. shall be qualified under
the law to claim a homestead, and
shall in. addition thereto pay to the
govern ment 50 cents an acre for said
land before receiving a patent therefor
and shall in all cases reside there
OF four years excepting, however, the
am rights to soldiers as are now
given them in other cases of homestead
entry, and provided that having en-
sucised the right to pre- emption shall
in no way bar the right Of homestead
and the secretary of the Interior sEall
prescribe the necessary rules and regu-
lations for making said homestead
entry, and provided that .ho payment
by homesteaders may be made in equal
installments, o%ne-quarter each year.
The agreement for right of way and
depot grounds made by the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railroad com
pany and the Dakota Central rail.
road company in 1880 is hereby con
tirmed, allowed and granted, provided
however, that the quantity Of land
taken for railroad purposes and right
of way shall be the same and not more
than is prescribed and allowed by the
general statutes providing for railroads
through the public domain and no far
Their. All male Indians who shall hav.
reached the age of twenty-one year:
and can read and write intelligently
now Or here after residing in Dakota
on the Great Sioux reservation. or sn,
part thereof, shall be entitled to til,
elective franchise under the laws o
Dakota and of the laws of the United
States. Whites or other persons Twin.
on or of the reservation are not al
lowed to purchase or to take title to O
Of any article of personal property that
the government may have given sal,
Indians except hides of cattle killed b,
agency authorities; Indians however
may buy anything Of the whites cxcel
intoxicating liquors. There is hereb,
appropriated so cents an acre for al
land in the Great Sioux reservatio,
opened up for settlement, and not re
served herein, which sum shall go int
a permanent Indian fund to be he'll
by the government at 4 per cent pc
annum, the interest being used to pro
mote the education, civilization an
and support Of the Indians as the Sc,
rotary of the interior may dircc
unless differently prescribed by cor
gress. That the secretary Of the il
terror is hereby directed to survey an
ascertain the number of acres of Ian
opened up for settlement, and certif
the same to congress. American islam
in the Missouri river. is granted to. I'll
city Of Chamberlain, Farm island I
the city Of Pierre, and Niobrara islam
to the city OF Niobrara for public par
purposes. The hill closes with a prt
vision for the relief Of such settlers {
may have taken up lands in the Gro,
Creek or Wiluebago reservation ALLOW
ing those who have taken up lands j
good faith under the presidents pr,
clamation of February "a, 1887,
have the preference right Of entry m
TO take the lands underline present la
when it has been fully complied Wit